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Cape Town Has Been Winning Awards Since 1580
If you’ve ever enjoyed a holiday in Cape Town, you’ll know that it’s special. There’s something magical about this city. It could be the massive Table Mountain that looms over the City Bowl, the ocean on the doorstep of suburbs like Sea Point and Camps Bay, th...
South Africa’s Farmers Markets – Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment, the Best Markets of 2019
The best ways to discover the essence of a destination is to sample its food and meet its people. And you can dive even deeper into a place by peeking at the arts and crafts that the locals produce. South Africa’s Farmers Markets give travellers (whether you’r...
Swimming with Seals & 15 Other Unusual Things to Do in South Africa
There are many unusual things to do in South Africa, if you look beyond the essential attractions high on any visitor’s list.
Not only is South Africa one of the most diverse and vibrant countries on the African continent but it’s gone all out to create tra...
10 Beaches Outside Cape Town You Need to Visit
It’s hard to imagine that one needs beaches outside Cape Town, when so many of the beaches in Cape Town are so beautiful.
But come the end of the year when the traffic along Main Road reaches gridlock (and you’d be faster cycling or walking) for a kilometre...
Memorable Staycation Ideas in South Africa city-by-city
Memorable Staycation Ideas in South Africa city-by-city - Have a Holiday Without Straying too Far from Home.
/steɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ - the cheeky blend of ‘vacation’ and ‘stay at home’ describes the idea that rather than going overseas one takes a holiday in one’s ho...
10 of the Most Exciting Cities in South Africa
10 of the Most Exciting Cities in South Africa ~ South Africa is vast...
The cities in South Africa are, by default, large too (Johannesburg alone has over 500 suburbs and covers an area of over 520 square kilometres).
South Africa’s the 24th largest cou...
10 Reasons Why You Should Visit South Africa this Summer
Visit South Africa this Summer ~ South Africa hots up between October and February.
On the highveld the heat of summer South Africa comes alive with afternoon thunderstorms that leave the earth rank with a smell uniquely African.
By contrast, down in the...
The Most Famous Landmarks in South Africa
A Tour of the Most Famous Landmarks in South Africa ~ South Africa’s most famous landmarks are as many and as varied as the country’s landscapes, people and culture.
Landmark - an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognised fro...
The 6 Coolest Neighbourhoods in South Africa: Why South Africa is More Hip than You Think
Visitors to South Africa are often surprised by how trendy and hip it is. Vibrant neighbourhoods in South Africa are not uncommon.
Contrary to perceptions of the country as a third world backwater, the major cities surprise with edgy neighbourhoods in South...
On Safari in Cape Town? Yes You Can
On Safari in Cape Town ~ Yes You Can!
The Western Cape game reserves are, admittedly, not the jewel in the crown of the province more famous for its vineyards, mountains, seascapes, whale watching and Cape Dutch architecture.
But game reserves there are,...
These 3 South African Decorative Arts are Now Famous
These 3 South African Decorative Arts, practised Only in South Africa, are Now Famous ~ Aside from San Rock Art, which is enjoying a resurgence since South Africa became such a hot tourist destination, many indigenous South African decorative arts have been lo...
Freedom Day in South Africa – How Will You Celebrate?
The 27 April is Freedom Day in South Africa.
It’s a public holiday (this year Freedom Day in South Africa falls on a Friday, making a mini holiday of the last weekend of the month).
But more than the opportunity to get away from it all (the following Tue...
Cape Town Water Supply – What is the City Doing?
The water supply in Cape Town is on everyone’s lips.
Particularly now that the crisis is declared a national state of disaster (freeing up ‘special funds’ through Treasury to deal with the drought in multiple provinces).
Water dominates dinner table conv...
Why The best of Cape Town is found in the ‘burbs
The best of Cape Town is found in these suburbs...
Cape Town’s city bowl is vibrant, cosmopolitan, and a major attraction for visitors to the Mother City, despite the drought.
But you could be missing the bigger picture to assume this is the best of Cape T...
20 Something in Cape Town – A List of Things To Do
The Mother City is one of the best cities in South Africa in which to be young, single and fancy free.
The whole city is a playground if you’re 20 something in Cape Town.
Whether it’s discovering something cool to do, or heading off along well-trodden pa...